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Veronica Escobar: “A tariff war, trade war... drives up the prices for American…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Congresswoman Escobar Joins Ana Cabrera to Discuss Trump's First 100 Days

Published | Video Starts at 03:28

But over the long term, Americans lose and we lose because, number one, we need those allies and we need stability, especially in neighboring countries. A tariff war, trade war... drives up the prices for American consumers, but it also drives up migration. When we create, when the president, when Donald Trump creates instability in neighboring countries or when their economy begins to, you know, flounder a bit because of tariffs or for whatever other reason, that's when we see migration increase. (03:28–03:38)

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Asserts that tariff and trade wars increase consumer prices and migration.

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